Patient Characteristics and General Practitioners’ Advice to Stop Statins in Oldest-Old Patients: a Survey Study Across 30 Countries
BACKGROUND: Statins are widely used to prevent cardiovascular disease (CVD). With advancing age, the risks of statins might outweigh the potential benefits. It is unclear which factors influence general practitioners’ (GPs) advice to stop statins in oldest-old patients. OBJECTIVE: To investigate the...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Springer US
2019
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6711940/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30652277 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11606-018-4795-x |